Paramount's Blu Ray release Schedule

[hc666]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...d52af2e489502b

Starts May 20th

There Will Be Blood is a pick up for me!

[polaris]

for those not able to see the link, a summary:

May 20th:
Bee Movie
Face/Off
Next

June 3rd:
Cloverfield
There Will Be Blood

June 24th:
The Spiderwick Chronicles

[james99]

Press release

LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2008) -- Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE), a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA), today announced its first day-and-date Blu-ray release, The Spiderwick Chronicles on June 24 and rolling out in key international markets beginning in July. Continuing its commitment to offer the best possible movie experiences for consumers, the studio will deliver the highest quality picture, sound and special features available with these upcoming Blu-ray releases. In the U.S., There Will Be Blood, Cloverfield, Bee Movie, Face/Off and Next will begin arriving May 20 to capitalize on Memorial Day and Father's Day. Internationally, The Spiderwick Chronicles will be followed by Cloverfield and the Academy award-winner for Best Picture, No Country for Old Men beginning in August.

"Paramount Home Entertainment continues to focus on the consumer and to explore avenues that allow fans to get more out of their home entertainment experience," said Kelley Avery, President of Worldwide Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures. "We will have a strong slate of titles for Blu-ray release throughout the year worldwide and are enthusiastic about expanding the format's offerings for a broad consumer audience while delivering an experience that goes beyond what viewers love about DVD."

The Spiderwick Chronicles launches PHE's day-and-date new release strategy. Based on the best-selling series of books, The Spiderwick Chronicles takes viewers on a fantastical journey into the unseen world all around us and the Blu-ray disc will include behind-the-scenes featurettes, an exploration of the Spiderwick world, an exclusive peek inside Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide and much more.

PHE's 2008 Blu-ray titles debut on May 20 in the U.S. with two sensational action-adventures: a Special Collector's Edition of Face/Off , the mind-blowing crime-drama starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, with special features such as multiple commentaries, deleted scenes, an alternate ending, the Making Of Face/Off and more; and the sci-fi thriller Next , which stars Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel in an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story. The Next Blu-ray includes a Making Of featurette, "Visualizing the Next Move," "The Next Grand Idea" and "Two Minutes in the Future with Jessica Biel."

DreamWorks Animation's smash hit Bee Movie also will buzz onto Blu-ray on May 20. The hilarious animated adventure from renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld took audiences by swarm and earned approximately $287 million in worldwide box office. The Bee Movie Blu-ray features a wealth of bonus materials including "Barry's Trivia Track" with fun pop-up trivia, changeable menus, a Build-A-Bee feature to allow viewers to create their own avatar, lost scenes, alternate endings and much, much more.

Following the initial wave of titles, Producer J.J. Abrams' monster hit, Cloverfield, arrives on Blu-ray on June 3. Earning over $166 million in worldwide box office to date, Cloverfield thrilled critics and audiences alike with its shocking, first-person video account of a horrifying attack on Manhattan by an unknown -- and seemingly unstoppable -- force. The Cloverfield Blu-ray will include an exclusive feature-length "Special Investigation Mode" with added details about the film. Additional features include a director commentary, Making Of featurettes, deleted scenes, alternate endings with commentary and more.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson's critically-acclaimed epic There Will Be Blood also arrives on Blu-ray June 3. The film was named by more than 200 critics as one of the top 10 movies of 2007 and stars Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The Blu-ray features a slideshow of vintage photos selected by the director and set to the unforgettable score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, deleted scenes, a featurette on dailies and more.

[rfielder]

Originally Posted by polaris

for those not able to see the link, a summary:

May 20th:
...
June 3rd:
...
June 24th:
....

They are sure spacing them apart! Three weeks between some releases.

[reidw]

Finally! I was beginning to worry that Paramount was going to ignore Blu-ray like a little child pouting.

Hopefully some of their major catalogue tiltes will be forthcoming in the third/fourth quarter.

[calvin940]

Is it me or is the list SUPER thin? I just find the release schedules lacking. I must say I am disappointed that the floodgates haven't opened anywhere yet.

[reidw]

I suspect the floodgates will open in third and fourth quarter just in time for Christmas possibly coinciding with the first Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players.

Personally I want the studios to take their time and get it right. Blu-ray can't afford the bad publicity that would be generated if a set of badly mastered discs hits the market.

Be patient!

[james99]

BD had plenty of bad press during the first 6 months of its existence.

[james99]

May 20th, 2008
Aeon Flux
Babel
Bee Movie
Black Snake Moan
Blades of Glory
Coming to America
Disturbia
Dreamgirls
Face/off
Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow
Sleepy Hollow
The Untouchables
The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut
Trading Places
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center

June 3rd, 2008
Cloverfield
There Will Be Blood

June 24th, 2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles

[macemuscle]

I already own Aeon Flux. What is being released on May 20th? Is it just a re-release of the existing BD or did they make changes to it??

[james99]

I'm guessing they are merely re-pressing the existing titles without any changes.

[Yads]

Where's the Bourne trilogy? I guess they're holding that one off until the holiday season.

[james99]

Bourne is Universal not Paramount.

[Bdub]

I was wondering why I couldn't find Sleepy Hollow to replace my HD DVD copy anywhere. HMV.ca still had some in stock. I forgot about Paramount going HD DVD for a while.

[hoodlum]

I wonder if Paramount will re-author Transformers with TrueHD before releasing again.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

"we've learned from our sources in the meantime that all of the newly announced Paramount Blu-ray titles will feature Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, save for the titles originally authored last year (like Face/Off, Next and Blades of Glory). However, we're told that going forward, Dolby TrueHD audio should become a standard feature on the studio's Blu-ray titles as they're newly authored. Also, most of the new titles will be on BD-50 discs and many of the video extras will be in full HD.

We've also learned that many of Paramount's previously released Blu-ray titles will be officially returning to store shelves in May, including Aeon Flux, Babel, Black Snake Moan, Coming to America, Dreamgirls, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Sleepy Hollow, The Untouchables, Trading Places, We Were Soldiers and World Trade Center (all due on 5/20). You might also recall that the Blades of Glory Blu-ray was yanked right before it was set to be released last year. We'll, it's now finally streeting on 5/20 as well."